TechComm Report Proposal (Draft 1)
Background 1.1 About Zonar V4 Zonar V4 is the latest Telematics Control Unit (TCU) under review that is being used by fleeting companies mainly in America and Canada. It is released so that fleet managers can monitor and track fleets of vehicles using mass transit. It optimizes “decision-making” capabilities. The main function is for fleet managers to track vehicles’ location with high accuracy using GPS and BeiDou satellites. One of the unique features is “Intelligent Logging Algorithm”, which records vehicle activities. It records activities such as turns, idles, speed and the use of any other accessories in the fleet vehicle. Zonar V4 has interconnectivity with other systems such as the Transportation Management System (TMS), thus improving services. Drivers can trust that the data collected by Zonar’s V4 will be sent over a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to data centres through compression, encryption and transmission. Nationwide coverage is provided through t